When law students read multiple documents about global warming: examining the role of topic-specific beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing |
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| Authors: | Ivar Br?ten and Helge I Str?ms? |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1092, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | In this study, law students (n = 49) read multiple authentic documents presenting conflicting information on the topic of climate change and responded to
verification tasks assessing their superficial as well as their deeper-level within- and across-documents comprehension. Hierarchical
multiple regression analyses showed that even after variance associated with readers’ prior knowledge about the topic was
accounted for, their epistemic beliefs related to the simplicity of knowledge and the justification for knowing about climate
change uniquely predicted their comprehension performance. The findings are interpreted with reference to the strong emphasis
on multiple-documents literacy in the law degree program. |
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